La Fonda is located down a slight obscure alley, not far from the Opera House. The space is…read morecompact, but holds a number of tables. Go early as it did fill up on a Sunday for dinner. We arrived at 6:30pm. I'd have given this five stars had there been more entree options available on the menu. But out of eight main dishes, five were unavailable. However, what we did end up having was delicious. Starter: Beef empanadas, two small but delicious empanadas with lots of flavor, served with a spicy salsa. Mains: Bandeja paisa - if you love pork belly, this is a deep fried strip of pork belly, served with rice that has a fried egg on top, half a plantain, a tostone, shredded beef, half an avocado, and what I'll assume is a Colombian coleslaw (on the vinegary side). The soup, Sancocho, was a delicious concoction of beef and pork ribs, with potatoes, plantains and yucca. Comes with rice, half the avo, and the same coleslaw. Service was straightforward and friendly. Their English was limited, as was our French and Spanish, but the order sheet and picture menu were helpful. Give it a go. Family run, unpretentious, no loud dance music playing, and there didn't seem to be a ton of tourists. Our meal as noted above with three waters ran us €47. CASH ONLY.

This was my first Colombian experience. All I got to say is that I am full of emotions. I feel like…read moreI travelled in Colombia for 3 hours. The welcoming was awesome. The food... OMG... amazing!!! Not even talking about the atmosphere that makes you travel. I will for sure be back my Colombian friends...

In this place, not far from the Parvis de Saint Gilles, you get a quite diverse menu from dishes…read morefrom selected South American countries (mostly Peruvian and Colombian dishes I believe). The place is small and the decoration is not super fancy but you really should come here for the food if you are looking for a latino experience in Brussels. You will indeed get a quite authentic home food experience in this place. Portions are generous, prices are very competitive and the taste of the food is delicious and certainly different from many restaurants in Brussels. They have a nice selection of ceviches as starters and dishes with meat and rice as main courses. They also have some fried fishes but I did not try those. Service is efficient and kind. Certainly worth trying this place, I hope you will also enjoy it!

I love going to eat here - proppa home-cooked food in a relaxed atmosphere. The encebollado is…read moresecond only to mashed potato or couscous as a comfort food. The menu has plenty for vegetarians, muslims and gluten-avoiders and the coffee is direct from Columbia. Its only draw-back is being closed on a Monday and Tuesday.

Excellent place to have Southern American dishes. I had the Ceviche de cameron peruano as a…read morestarter, which was very good. Rich of taste and all well balanced. Then as a main there was the Bandeja Paisa colombienne which offers a lovely combination of beef, sausage, lard, baked bananas, beans and a bit of rice. Quite good, even if it's for the bigger appetite! Add to that a very pleasant fellow who took the orders - most comfortable in Spanish but making do in other languages - and the great location at the lively Parvis St Gilles, and you're in for a good dining experience.

As a chef who's cooked all over Latin America I found this shop very disappointing, spices were…read morepretty much non-existent, sure there were a few things but nothing to right home about, No dried chilies? They should really take Mexico off & just be South American. They did have green plaintains.

Dried chipotle, chile guajillos, rachas in cans, mais flower for making tortillas aaaand more!…read moreThat's only some of the mexican foods you can find. A must visit!

Good food at a fair price. If you don't mind a slightly limited choice and like South American…read morecuisine, this is a good place for you

after eating many times in the same places it is always fun to change and spice it up ;)…read more we found Araucana, so excited to try this place out !! place is decorated with many pictures and objects, and warm orange paint . i was craving for an amazing home cooked chili con carne... but soon got a bit disappointed after the 1st bite because it was missing some flavour and spices.. so i think my experience is not yet enchanted. moreover i'm not a huge loud music lover while having dinner... and the luck presented itself that the owner came with his guitar sat the chair next to me and sang and sang for half an hour non stop.. this actually killed my evening so maybe i'm not very objective while giving the 2 stars .. should have read the reviews first

This newly opened restaurant deserves some praise, no doubt I will become a regular. Service is…read moregreat, the family running it are really super nice. Home-made food, filling and at great value. Adding a south american touch to the rue defacq/bailli/louise neighbourhood!

Pachamama had a stall setup at Couleur Cafe this past weekend and in the search of something…read moredifferent (besides the usual African, Asian, etc. fare) my boyfriend came across Pachamama. I obviously can't attest to anything concerning the restaurant, location, etc. but the food was good. He had a Chilean hotdog, which is a normal hotdog with a handful of different sauces, including guacamole. He liked the concept but said the the actual hotdog (meat, if you can call it that?) lacked in taste. Basically, it was a normal hotdog. He mentioned if it would have been a better sausage it would have made the whole thing excellent. We also shared a vegetarian empanada, which was filled with spinach. I wasn't all that impressed, probably because I was expecting some cheese too (feta?). But that's my own fault, I should have just ordered the cheese version. For dessert, I had this cake that looked very special and unlike anything I've had before so I gave it a try (I believe it's called Milhojas cake but don't quote me on that). It includes a very thin cookie that is round and the size of a normal cake and it is layered multiple times to make a cake. It is then topped with caramel. This then cut like a normal cake. I hope the description gives you all a good idea of how truly awesome and unique this thing tasted! Also, the people serving us were quite friendly and nice to talk to while we were waiting for our food to be made up. I'm looking forward to trying this restaurant at its actual location at some point!

Authentic Venezuelan food in Brussels. Definitely a place to try. Not far from Sablon square. Quite…read morelarge menu, very good quality price ratio. Small place, so, not a bad idea to book in advance if you come in a group.

DON'T EVER go there for food unless you want to be screwed , they lie to you in the face !!…read more I go there before a concert in the AB , I get my menu and waiter comes to take our order to drink , because I know how it normally goes I order our drink AND starter , drink arrives , then waiter comes to take food order , then 30 minutes nothing , even though I ordered starter 15 minutes before ordering food , Then they bring starter , and have our meal also in there hand , but because I'm looking at the waiter and ask if that's our meal at the same time , they not even answer , and take it back . 15 minutes later it's there again , straight from microwave , I call waiter , and he deny's 2 times , telling there's NO WAY the food comes out off the microwave ! THE RICE WAS DRY , AND SAUCE WAS HARD AND DRYED OUT from microwave , but still say with a straight face , NO MICROWAVE !!! PRICE TO START FOR IS WAY TO EXPENCIVE ! THEN THEY TROW YOU FOOD IN FRONT FF YOU THAT MY DOG WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT !!! A SHAME TO BE A BELGIAN CITIZEN !! DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND STAY AWAY THERE !!!

Disappointing, disgusting and definitely not real Mexican food. My cousin and I were craving tacos…read moreand as it was a bank holiday it was the only tex-mex open. No need to mention there's no fuc**** way we're coming back. The nachos were barely crispy and the chili dressing tasteless. Our Margaritas were mostly made up of water, sprite and sugar loooots of sugar. The tacos were just unimpressive or maybe they were as they arrived cold af. In addition to that : the prices are just a mofo joke ! It's way too expensive for what you get. Poor service and low quality -yet expensive- food. Don't go. I mean for real just don't :)

I'm having a bit of a dilemma writing a review for this place…read more Yes, the service was great and helpful. Yes, the entree (cactus salad) was very original and amazingly good. But no, the main (combo for two) was nothing special (reminded me of Chi-chi's... which really... isn't a good thing) and way but omg way overpriced. For just that, without anything to drink but a small bottle of water, we paid almost 80euros...

Friendly service. Really good food, slightly overpriced for sure though. Good mole and steak. The…read morefajitas do lack a bit of spice. Should have more greenery that comes w the food. Kids menu desperately needed!!